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tom9167



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:50 pm    Post subject: Great White Shark warnings - Cape Cod Reply with quote

Great White Shark warnings - Cape Cod

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO123561/
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icesailing



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:10 pm    Post subject: shark Reply with quote

Niccccccceeeeeeee
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sharks have been there all summer. More people are out on the water now, fishing, boating, sightseeing, etc, and more people crawling around mono maui, so there are more observers than at any other time of the year.

The sharks have plenty to eat so we will probably be safe enough.

The media sharks are now circling the lighthouse, looking for a good shark bite - er, sound bite to scare all the tourists one more time, and just in time for the last big holiday weekend of the summer. Maybe Evans will get some more face time from all the activity.

Police boat patrols, spotter planes.....
The big question is..... will they again over-react and close the beaches to protect us from the "dangerous surf" and ourselves???

BTW, there are now year-round seal colonies on Point Gammon(near Kalmus), Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, where an 18-ft Great White was stuck in a lagoon for 2 weeks in Sept. '04.
Where there are seals, there are great whites. just be glad they have plenty of food to eat! Shocked
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:55 am    Post subject: shark Reply with quote

Kill the sharks.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:36 am    Post subject: Re: shark Reply with quote

icesailing wrote:
Kill the sharks.
Greg Norman is rather pissed off over that.
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pacspeed



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nonsense! Killing off the top level predators almost NEVER has the intended consequence.

We have abused the oceans long enough. Respect them, and live with your odds.
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w1nddawg



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:23 am    Post subject: sharks Reply with quote

There is an excellent book on how the predators effect things 'Where the Wild Things Were' Life, Death and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators' by William Stolzenburg, 2008. Well worth reading and well written.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers to a more learned perspective. I'm so sick of all the blathering idiots that open up their mouths and spew utter nonsense. Worst is the local TV. They mention, "watch out for those dangerous rip currents." Rarely, will they discuss how to avoid drowning from one. Meanwhile, lots of morons continue to die off from their own ignorance about them anyway.

Had all too numerous discussions about cold water, sharks, etc concerning windsurfing with the sheeple on the beach. Sad to hear the same old crap every time. I can waste my time explaining the facts and techniques about dealing with the surf til I'm blue in the face. Most can't fathom what I'm talking about. Now, I just smile and try to get away from them all.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well if killing the sharks won't work,
Can we at least kill all the seals?



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Except for Sammy of course......(I kinda like him)
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